El Molinón
Gijón / Xixón, Spain
29,371
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Bernabéu, 83,186
El Molinón in Gijón / Xixón is the oldest (opened 1908) and northernmost of the 62 listed stadiums in Spain. It was a venue of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
The nearest listed stadium is Las Mestas Sports Complex, 0.5 km away.
- Listed for
- Football
- Tenants
- Sporting de Gijón, Spain national football team
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 43.54° N, 5.64° W
Where it stands in Spain
- Bernabéu53,815 more83,186
- 14 more listed stadiums
- Estadio Martínez Valero2,017 more31,388
- Estadio La Rosaleda1,407 more30,778
- Estadio Carlos Tartiere1,129 more30,500
- El Molinón29,371
- José Zorrilla Stadium1,753 fewer27,618
- Estadi Ciutat de València3,017 fewer26,354
- Estadi Mallorca Son Moix3,635 fewer25,736
- 40 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Field size
- 105 m × 68 m
- Record attendance
- 42,000
- Share of listed capacity in Spain
- 1.8%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2009, more recent than 6 of the other 33 listed stadiums in Spain with such a year
- Compared with the median in Spain
- 1.4 times the median capacity of 21,170 across its 62 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1900s in Spain
- 1 of the 62 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Estadio Carlos Tartiere, 27.1 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 1
Chronology
- 1908 Opened
- 1980 Expanded
- 1982 FIFA World Cup venue
- 1997 Renovated
- 2009 Expanded
Nearest listed stadiums
- Las Mestas Sports Complex · south10,000 places, opened 19420.5 km
- Estadio Carlos Tartiere · south-west30,500 places, opened 200027.1 km
- Estadio Reino de León · south13,346 places, opened 2001105.6 km
- Campos de Sport de El Sardinero · east22,308 places, opened 1988148.9 km
- Estadio El Plantío · south-east12,194 places, opened 1964207.2 km
Source: Wikipedia, El Molinón.